Premenstrual syndrome and the risk of breast cancer in premenopausal women PublicDeposited

Descriptions

A pilot study was conducted to evaluate whether premenstrual
syndrome was a risk factor for breast cancer
among premenopausal women. As subjects, 54 women between
the ages of 26 and 46 years, each diagnosed with breast
cancer, were compared to three separate control groups,
consisting of 193 female patients seen in medical offices
for routine physical exams, 51 female nursing students, and
559 female graduate students. Each eligible subject was
either mailed or personally given a survey questionnaire
probing premenstrual and menstrual symptomatology and general
descriptive characteristics. An association between
premenstrual syndrome and breast cancer was evaluated by
estimating exposure odds ratios and associated confidence
intervals. Analysis of the data suggested that premenstrual
syndrome did not pose a breast cancer risk among
premenopausal women.